16-panel image of all GOES-16 ABI Bands, 1332 UTC on 30 November 2017 (Click to enlarge)

In preparation for its move from 89.5º W Longitude to the operational GOES-East position at 75.2º W Longitude, GOES-16 Instruments — the ABI, the GLM, and others — have been placed in ‘safe mode.’ In that mode, the instruments do not scan or transmit data. This occurred shortly after the 1330 UTC Full Disk image, and the 1332 CONUS Image, shown above. GOES-16 instrumentation will start scanning and transmitting again, sometime between 14 and 20 December. In contrast to earlier GOES Satellites, GOES-R series satellites will not transmit data when they are shifting longitude.